CVE-2004-0403 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Racoon, specifically versions prior to 20040408a, where a remote attacker can exploit a flaw in ISAKMP packet processing. By sending a malformed ISAKMP packet with an excessively large length field, the attacker can cause the affected system to consume significant memory resources, leading to a denial of service. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and is easily exploitable over the network without authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2004-04-08aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kame:racoon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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